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Patented Sept. 5, 1950 I I 2,521,333 'WALLPAPERING" MACHINE John E. Bodell, Fremont, Nebr. Application March 11, 1948, Serial No. 14,206

machine, and more particularly to a portable machine for'papering Walls and ceilings:

The primary object of the present invention is to provide an inexpensive wallpapering machine which is lightweight and easy to handle and operate.

Another object is to provide a wallpaperlng machine wherein the wallpaper picks up paste directly from a past trough with additional means being provided to regulate the thickness of the coat of paste adhering to the wallpaper.

In one of its aspects, the present invention embraces a portable wallpapering machine comprising, a receptacle adapted to hold'paste, a roller element rotatably and removably secured within said receptacle and adapted to hold wallpaperthereon with the wall side outwardly, a

fsw'ingable element pivotally carried by said receptacle and including a rod extending lengthwise of said roller, said swingable element being swingable into and out of said receptacle,

' means carriedby said rod and adapted to contact the pasted side'of the wallpaper being removed from said roller to regulate the paste adhering to the paperby Spacing said rod'a predetermined distancefrom said paper, and additionally including a handle secured to said receptacle.

Other objects and advantages of the present 7 invention will be apparent from the following desoription thereof and from the claims appended thereto.

In the drawing wherein like numerals refer to like or corresponding parts throughout the sev- Figure lis a front elevation of the wallpapering 'machine' embodying the features of the present Figure 4 is a sectional view taken along the line 44 of Figure l, in the direction of the arrows, and showing the wallpaper being applied to a wall;

- I 2 Claims. (01. 91-6245) .The present invention relates to a papering Figure 5 is a sectional view taken along the line 55 of Figure 2, in the direction of the arrows; and

Figure 6 is a sectional view taken along the line 66 of Figure 3, in the direction of the arrows.

Referring to the drawing, the numeral Ill genalloy, or plastic.

erally represents the wallpapering machine which embodies the features of the present invention, and comprises a substantially rectangularly shaped paste receptacle I I provided with upstandin front and rear walls and oppositely disposed end walls.

The receptacle II is of such dimensions that it may conveniently hold sufficient paste to coat one roll of wallpaper for papering purposes. Said receptacle ll may be made of any desired material, but it is preferred that it be made of lightweight metal or A handle I2 is secured to the underside of the receptacle II in any convenient manner as by nuts and bolts. Within the receptacle H there is positioned a roller l3 which has tightly wound thereon wallpaper M with the wall side outwardly.

The roller I3 is rotatably and removably secured within the paste receptacle H in any con- 'venient manner, as for example by having the roller l3 provided with stubs l5 and It on the opposite ends of said roller l3, which stubs I5 and It are'disposed in guide elements Ifl'and is respectively, which are secured to the inner sides of the opposite end walls of the receptacle H in .any suitable manner, as by soldering or the like. The guide elements I! and ill are of suchdimen- "sions that the roller I3 may be moved vertically out of the receptacle ll but yet is" free to rotate therein, so that the wallpaper M can be covered with paste Ida as it is removed from the roller 1 .A swingable element I9 is pivotally secured roller l3 within the receptacle l I, said swingable elements l9 being adapted to be swung into and out of said receptacle H, as best shown in Figure 6 of the drawing. The rod 2| rotatably carries a pair of rin elements 22 and 23 which are spaced apart from each other and are slidable on the rod 2|. The rings 22 and 23 are of such a thickness that when they contact the wallpaper I4 which is being removed from the roller [3, there is provided a space between the wallpaper which has picked up the paste and the rod 2| so that the said rod 2| serves as a scraper element to regulate the thickness of the coat of paste adhering to the wall side of the wallpaper [4 being removed from roller 13. This feature is important as roller rings of different dimensions may be selectively employed to increase or decrease the amount of paste adhering to the wallpaper after it has passed rod 2!. It is to be understood that any suitable means may be em ployed to space the rod 2! a predetermined distance from the wallpaper I4 which is being removed from roller l3, first passing through the trough of paste I la.

Support elements 24 and 25 are suitably secured to the opposite end walls of the rectangularly shaped paste receptacle II in any suitable manner as by nuts and bolts 26 and 21. The support elements 24 and '25 extend upwardly and at the free end portions thereof rotatably carry a roller 28 in a conventional manner. The roller 28 is of importance in smoothing the paper M on the wall 29.

In operation, the receptacle ll of the wallpapering machine Ill is filled with paste Ma of a suitable consistency. The roller l3 has wallpaper tightly wound thereon with the wall side outwardly. It is preferred that the wallpaper I4 be very tightly wound on roller 53 so that paste will not seep into the end portions thereof. The roller l3 carrying wallpaper it is now disposed within the receptacle H by sliding the stubs l5 and It in guide elements I! and i8, so that the wallpaper rests against the bottom of the receptacle H in paste Ma. The wallpaper I4 is then placed in contact with roller ring elements 22 and 23 disposed on rod 2! so that said rod 21 is spaced slightly from the wallpaper M being removed. As the Wallpaper H1 is unrolled from roller I3, it picks up paste Ma, and as the wallpaper I l passes the rod 21, excessive paste is removed. The pasted wallpaper is now ready for papering operation on wall '29, and it is preferably disposed in such a manner with relation to roller 28 that roller 28 may be employed to smooth wallpaper M on wall 29.

If desired, roller 28 and supporting elements 2t and 25 may be eliminated, but it is preferred to employ roller 28 to make a very smooth operation.

After all the wallpaper has been unwound from roller 13, said roller 13 is removed from within the receptacle H, suitably cleaned and more wallpaper rolled thereon. At this time paste Ma. is replenished and with the introduction of a new roll of wallpaper within the receptacle II, the device is again ready for operation.

The various elements which make up the wallpapering machine embodying the features of the present invention may be composed of any suitable material, but preferably a lightweight metal. The elements may be any suitable size 'or dimensions depending upon the use to which the machine is to be put. I have found that if the receptacle 1 l is approximately twenty inches long, four inches wide and three inches high 14 I (20" l. x 4" w. X 3" h.), it will hold a sufficient amount of paste to coat a roll of wallpaper approximately twenty-five feet long (25' 1.) I have also found that the diameter of the roller within the paste receptacle should preferably be approximately 1% to 2", so that the top level of the paste is below the point that the wallpaper leaves the roller.

Various modifications of the present invention will be apparent to those skilled in the art without departing from the spirit thereof, and it is therefore desired to be limited only by the scope of the appended claims.

What I claim is:

1. A portable wallpapering machine comprising, a substantially rectangular paste receptacle having upstanding walls, a roller within said receptacle adapted to hold wallpaper thereon with the wall side outwardly, said roller being journaled in a guide element for said roller disposed on each inner side of the end walls of said receptacle, said roller being adapted to be removed from said receptacle, a swingable element pivoted to the inner end walls of said receptacle and including a rod extending lengthwise of said roller within said receptacle, said swingable element being swingable into and out of said receptacle, means carried by said rod and adapted to contact the pasted side of the wallpaper being removed from said roller to regulate the paste adhering to the paper by spacing said rod a predetermined distance from. said paper, and a handle secured to said receptacle.

2. A portable wallpapering machine comprising, a receptacle adapted to hold paste, a roller rotatably and removably secured within said receptacle and adapted to hold wallpaper thereon with the wall side outwardly, a swingable element pivotally carried by said receptacle and including a rod extending lengthwise of said roller, said swingable element being swingable into and out of said receptacle, means carried by said rod and adapted to contact the pasted side of the wallpaper being removed from said roller to regulate the paste adhering to the paper by spacing said rod a predetermined distance from said paper, and a handle secured to said receptacle.

JOHN E. BODELL.

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